Zarifa - A Woman's Battle in a Man's World. As Featured in the NETFLIX documentary IN HER HANDS (Paperback)

A poignant and inspiring memoir by Afghanistan's youngest female mayor and devoted human rights activist. 'Zarifa will break your heart' Christina Lamb, author of Our Bodies, Their Battlefields and I Am Malala Zarifa Ghafari was three years old when the Taliban banned girls from schools, and she began her education in secret. She was seven when American airstrikes began. She was twenty-six when she became mayor of Maidan Wardak, Kabul. An extremist mob barred her from her office; her male staff walked out in protest; assassins tried to kill her six times. Through it all, Zarifa stood her ground. She ended corruption in the province, promoted peace, and tried to lift up women, despite constant fear for herself and her family. When the Taliban took Kabul in 2021, Ghafari had to flee. But even that couldn't stop her. Six months later, she returned, to continue her work empowering women. Zarifa is an astonishing memoir that offers an unparalleled perspective of the last two decades in Afghanistan from a citizen, daughter, woman and mayor. Written with honesty, pain, and ultimately, hope, Zarifa describes the work she did, the women she still tries to help as they live under Taliban rule, and her vision for how grassroots activism can change their lives and the lives of women everywhere.

General

Imprint:	Virago Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2022
Authors:	Zarifa Ghafari • Hannah Lucinda Smith
Dimensions:	232 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-349-01701-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-349-01701-8
Barcode:	9780349017013

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